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Expert Outlines 5 School Insurance Liability Issues to Watch
Jul 19 2019 // Lilian A. Vanvieldt, senior vice president, educational entities practice leader for the national insurance agency Alliant, has spent more than three decades insuring schools across the country. Her book of business spans...
Senators’ Flood Insurance Measure Includes Premium Cap, Mitigation, Claims Reforms
Jul 17 2019 // A bipartisan group of U.S. senators from coastal states — including three running for president– unveiled a comprehensive flood insurance reform measure they see as an alternative to measures recently passed by a House...
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research Debuts New Online Learning Experience
Jul 15 2019 // Austin, TX, July 15, 2019 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research launched a new and improved online learning experience that educates insurance and risk professionals about new changes,...
Insurance Industry’s Talent Hunt. It’s Time to Turn Up the Volume: Viewpoint
Jul 12 2019 // The insurance industry needs help — lots of it. By 2020, it’s predicted that we’ll have 400,000 open positions. Of course, we’ve been talking about the talent shortage for years; it’s not new...
Pushing and Pulling Lloyd’s Into the 21st Century
Jul 10 2019 // Twenty-five years ago, the Lloyd’s of London marketplace was teetering on the brink of insolvency, reeling from billions of dollars of asbestos and pollution liabilities. Many of the best brains in the market worked...
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research Announces STATE WINNERS of the 2019 OUTSTANDING CSR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Jul 10 2019 // Austin, TX, July 10, 2019 – Each year, a group of exceptional insurance professionals are chosen by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research to represent their states and compete to become the...
Court Holds Amazon Liable for Products of Other Vendors Sold on Its Site
Jul 8 2019 // A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled against Amazon.com Inc. in a case that could expose the online retailer to lawsuits from customers who buy defective products from third-party vendors through its...
The Value to Insurance Agencies of Value-Added Services for Clients
Jul 8 2019 // Let’s face it, insurance is a commodity. The insurance consumer will not see any significant value difference between insurance companies and insurance agencies. Products, price and service are roughly the...
Swingle Receives IIAT’s 2019 Drex Foreman Award
Jul 1 2019 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has named Frank Swingle Jr., founder and CEO of Swingle Collins & Associates in Dallas, the 2019 Drex Foreman Award winner at IIAT’s Insurcon in Grapevine on June...
Preparing for the Unpredictable Talent Considerations for CAT Season
Jul 1 2019 // The combined global losses from natural disasters in 2017 and 2018 were the highest ever for a two-year period. While no single major catastrophe caused massive destruction in 2018, nearly 400 smaller natural disasters...
3 Reasons I Attended the SITE Conference
Jun 26 2019 // I travel some with this gig. Most of that travel is either to teach something or to make connections with potential customers. This week, I’m at the one event I attend that’s as much for my own benefit as it is...
Officials, Petroleum Council Tout New North Dakota Oilfield Safety Program
Jun 25 2019 // The North Dakota Petroleum Council and state officials say a new oilfield safety training program, 18 months in the making, will be a time-saver for tens of thousands of contract workers. Fifty oil companies worked on the...
North Carolina to Host Flood Insurance Conferences; Will Offer Agents CE Credits
Jun 25 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has set up five flood insurance conferences statewide between July and September designed to educate the public, insurance and real estate agents of the need to purchase flood...
Small Fire Still Burning at Site of Philadelphia Oil Refinery Explosions
Jun 24 2019 // Officials say a very small fire continues to burn at a Philadelphia refinery following explosions and a pre-dawn blaze that shook homes and caused some minor injuries. Philadelphia Energy Solutions said Saturday that...
Houston Skies May Darken Again as Tank Farm Disaster-Site Teardown Begins
Jun 20 2019 // The company behind the four-day chemical blaze that cast a black plume over Houston earlier this year is preparing to destroy one of the tanks at the facility, raising the risk that the site could see “flash”...
New York to Adopt Aggressive Emission Reduction Goals
Jun 20 2019 // New York would adopt some of the nation’s most aggressive emission reduction goals under a proposal worked out by state leaders and set for a vote in the state Legislature Tuesday night. Under the proposal, New York...
Hudson River Pilot ‘Sully’ Urges More 737 Training, Aircraft Certification Reform
Jun 20 2019 // Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who in 2009 landed a US Airways flight safely on the Hudson River in New York, told a congressional panel on Wednesday that pilots of the now-grounded Boeing 737 MAX should get new...
Richer and Nichier: Steve Anderson Leads New Webinar on Insurance Journal
Jun 19 2019 // Denver, CO, June 19, 2019 – Steve Anderson, leading authority of insurance technology, productivity and profitability, returns to Insurance Journal with a new on-demand webinar, Richer and Nichier: How to Grow Big in...
A Clear Path For Agencies Hiring Young Account Managers
Jun 17 2019 // As a recruiting partner to insurance agencies, so much of my role is about sourcing account manager candidates that I believe a bigger piece of the hiring puzzle is overlooked. What happens to agencies once they onboard...
11 Texas Colleges to Share $1.1M in Safety Education Grants from Texas Mutual
Jun 12 2019 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced it is awarding $1.1 million in grants to 11 colleges across Texas to fund workplace safety courses for employers, workers and the general public. The company said it began its...
